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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You might want to export a newly created model branch from your own private copy of a model so that, for example:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Another user can import that branch into their own private copy of the same model, or</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">It can be imported for inclusion as a common branch in a number of different models.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Applying version control to an Enterprise Architect model can result in many XMI files placed under version control. It could then be hard to locate and import the file corresponding to the root of a particular model branch. Enterprise Architect's Model Branch Files (.EAB files) overcome this problem by simplifying the retrieval of model hierarchies for use in other models.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The facility is only enabled for packages that are already under version control. The exported Model Branch File is also placed under version control, using the same version control configuration that is controlling the selected package.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To export a model branch, follow the steps below:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the version controlled package to export as a model branch.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Package Control | Export as Model Branch</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> context menu option. The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Export as Model Branch</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> dialog displays.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="dlg-exportasmodelbranch.png" width="446" height="178" border="0" alt="Dlg-ExportAsModelBranch"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">EAB Filename</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field, type a name for your Model Branch File. Alternatively, click on </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[ ... ]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> and browse for the file location.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Note that the package name is supplied as a default. </span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can specify any file name, including sub-folder names, as long as the file is contained in or below the working folder of your version control configuration.</span></p>




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